In our hearings around the country. we have seen how drug trafficking has overwhelmed law enforcement Our borders are a sieve against the flood of illicit narcotics traffic. Federal law enforcement officials from Customs. Coast Guard. Border Patrol. the Drug Enforcement Administration. and others have testified that their agencies can do little to reduce drug availability as long as demand continues to grow. Federal officials from the President on down have been adamant in their statements that drug abuse education and prevention is the ultimate answer to our drug crisis. Yet. prior to the Antidrug Abuse Act. the Federal Department of Education spent only $3 million a year for drug abuse education out of a budget of neariy $18 billion.
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